LivestockDr Didi Claassen of the South African Veterinary Association says dogs and cats remain the main human risk, but jackals and mongooses infect cattle, and farmers in high-risk areas can add rabies vaccine to herd programmes.
LivestockA Hereford heifer in Brown County, Minnesota, tested positive for rabies on 8 September after its owner and vets treated it without gloves; nine people were advised to get post-exposure prophylaxis and 13 cows were quarantined.
AgrotechCoggan Farms near Meandarra in Queensland runs two SwarmFarm Robotics SwarmBots with Weed-It spot-spraying cameras and an AutoFill station, and typically saves about 85% of herbicide during fallow spraying.
AgribusinessDame Angela Eagle acknowledged farmers' anger after the Sustainable Farming Incentive's second window ran out in under six hours, and pledged to work with the NFU on reform before it reopens.
CropsUS farmers must pick Agriculture Risk Coverage or Price Loss Coverage for 2026 by 11 December, and Texas A&M's Agricultural and Food Policy Center has updated its free online decision aid for the new rules.
OpinionWriting from a climate-economics fellowship in New York, Prothom Alo journalist Mosabber Hossain argues that the money, insurance and investment behind visible disaster damage is the real question for Bangladesh.
AgrotechFrance-based Plantik Biosciences and Hudson River Biotechnology are combining machine-learning trait discovery with transgene-free genome editing to build a heat-tolerance trait that any strawberry breeder can license.
AgrotechCQUniversity's Mooternal project fits cows and calves with GPS and movement sensors and is building algorithms to detect when a calf is lost and why, with commercial trials planned from 2027.
LivestockAn Australian government webinar indicated the EU Deforestation Regulation will apply from 31 December after two delays, so beef and lamb shipped by sea from next month must comply.
AgrotechCensortec's system scans each cow's back with 3D cameras as she leaves the parlour and uses AI to give a 1-100 locomotion score, alerting farmers when a cow drops below a threshold or declines quickly.
CropsWandile Sihlobo of Agbiz expects wheat imports of about 2.0 million tonnes as the 2026-27 crop is estimated at 1.8 million tonnes, while world prices have risen on logistics disruptions rather than short supply.
LivestockA Wildlife Trusts report links 71 percent of serious farm pollution incidents in England to dairy and calls for permits for very large housed units; the NFU, AHDB and Dairy UK say management, not size, decides environmental performance.
HealthA Malaysian toxicologist told Fi Asia 2026 in Jakarta that rising heat, carbon dioxide and erratic weather favour the moulds that make mycotoxins, and that prevention through dry, cool storage is still the main defence.
